Tarenna winkleri Valet., in Engl. Jahrb. 48 (1912)
Named after H. Winkler [1875-?], a German botanist.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 34 m tall and 29 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 7 mm long,
triangular. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, densely hairy. Flowers ca. 8
mm diameter, white-yellow, with corolla tube, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 6
mm diameter, green, berries.
Ecology
In secondary regrowth forests or open sites in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp
and keranga forests up to 300 m altitude. Often along rivers and streams, but
also on hillsides. On clay to sandy soils.
Distribution
Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names
Borneo: Bar, Nyah, Nyarum hutan.
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